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A master of camouflage, the Mossy Leaf-tailed Gecko (Uroplatus sikorae) is almost completely undetectable when it is at rest on a small tree in the forest understory. Frilled flaps of skin along its body break up its outline, making it appear nearly seamless with the tree on which it rests. Andasibe, Madagascar.
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Gekkonidae, Gekkota, Madagascar, Reptilia, Sauria, Squamata, Uroplatus, animal, background matching, camouflage, crypsis, cryptic, endemic, fauna, gecko, insect-eating, insectivore, insectivorous, leaf-tailed gecko, lizard, madagascar leaf-tailed gecko, predator, predatory, rainforest, reptile, tropical, wildlife
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- Reptiles, Camouflage, Madagascar
